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We can name 2 employers in North Carolina. That is what the register holds today, not the number of companies in North Carolina that hire people with records.

EmployerBased inWorkWhat we read
Bob Barker CompanyNorth Carolina manufacturer and distributor of supplies and clothing for correctional facilities, one of the largest employers in its county.
Fuquay-Varina, NCManufacturingNot re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026
Lowe'sNational home-improvement retail chain with roughly 1,700 stores in the US.
Mooresville, NCRetailConstruction and tradesVerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026
2 in North CarolinaThe whole register

What the law gives you in North Carolina

North Carolina removed the conviction question from state government applications only, so a private employer here can still ask.

Private employers Government jobs only A 2020 executive order took the question off applications at agencies under the Governor. It does not cover state contractors or local government, and neither Charlotte nor Durham has anything in its city code on this. What North Carolina does give you reaches private employers but only for expunged records: once a record is expunged an employer may not ask about it, you may answer no, and the Labor Commissioner enforces that. North Carolina Executive Order 158 (2020) (Governor’s agencies); expunged records, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-153 · checked September 17, 2026

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